Khilyn

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 11 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Khilyn by the numbers

Khilyn was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 10 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Khilyn

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Khilyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kilyn15 in the US (2017)
  • Karlynvariant of Carolyn; joyful song24 in the US (2017)
  • Katlynpure; a form of katherine or kathryn19 in the US (2017)
  • Kaidyn142 in the US (2017)
  • Kaisyn57 in the US (2017)
  • Kalyn43 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Khilyn

Names that are said the same way as Khilyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Kylennarrow strait or channel; respelling of Kyle226 in the US (2017)
  • Quillancub or whelp; a form of Quill13 in the US (2017)
  • Kilansmall and graceful; a form of Kilian11 in the US (2017)
  • Kylan450 in the US (2017)
  • Kylin118 in the US (2017)
  • Kylynn60 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Khilyn

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